Sempiternal is one of the best thing that ever happened to Metalcore. It stands out from all the generic crap, delivering beautiful riffs, beautiful lyrics, beatiful production, beautiful everything. Sempiternal is, in my opinion, the best MBTH album. Great blend between metalcore and electronic, it's POWERFUL. And MEANINGFUL. I didn't think this style could be defined more precisely thanSempiternal is one of the best thing that ever happened to Metalcore. It stands out from all the generic crap, delivering beautiful riffs, beautiful lyrics, beatiful production, beautiful everything. Sempiternal is, in my opinion, the best MBTH album. Great blend between metalcore and electronic, it's POWERFUL. And MEANINGFUL. I didn't think this style could be defined more precisely than with "There is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen it. There is a Heaven, Let's Keep it a Secret" ; but I was wrong.…Expand

The best album they ever made. Oliver doesn't need to scream to make their music good. Sleepwalking and Shadow Moses are the highlights of the album, but it doesn't mean that the other songs are bad. People keep talking **** about them, but BMTH changed for good.

The first album i've heard by bmth. And i think that it's the best one. The first song i've heard was Can You Feel My Heart, I also remember when I first heard Sleepwalking, House Of Wolves or Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake, absolutely loved it.

It is one of the best albums of BMTH, with masterpieces like "Shadow Moses", "The house of Wolves", "Sleepwlaking", etc. All these with a particular style of metalcore of BMTH, but with a very generic rock.

Honestly, if I ever want to review future BMTH albums, I will probably give this album a listen as well. It is in my opinion (at the moment), Bring Me The Horizon's best work. If you can't buy all the songs however, I recommend The House of Wolves, Sleepwalking, Shadow Moses, Antivist, and Chasing Rainbows.

Masterpiece from Bring Me The Horizon!
I like very songs from this album!
Can You Feel My Heart, The House Of Wolves,Sleepwalking,Shadows Moses,Crooked Young,Hospital Of Souls - just ten from ten.
They have experimented with sound and I am not disappointed in them!
Really good job!The best album of the year!

It's a refinement of their already excellent work on "There is a hell...". Mix in the bits of bold experimentation the band tries here and you have an excellent album with surprisingly diverse themes scattered throughout the tracks. It's one of the most refreshing and masterfully created albums you'll find in the metal genre or any of it's subgenres.

The first track on the album "CanIt's a refinement of their already excellent work on "There is a hell...". Mix in the bits of bold experimentation the band tries here and you have an excellent album with surprisingly diverse themes scattered throughout the tracks. It's one of the most refreshing and masterfully created albums you'll find in the metal genre or any of it's subgenres.

The first track on the album "Can You Feel My Heart" is sure to shock fans. It's a track that heavily experiments with elements of pop. If that's not your cup of tea don't let it detract you from the rest of the album. It's still very much in touch with bands metal roots.

It's fantastic, heavy, and at times very emotional. This isn't the type of album that's going to stick with one theme and say the same thing different ways across all of the songs here. The diversity in the tone of songs as well as in the range of vocals lead singer Oliver Sykes is capable of using set this album apart and ensure there's always something exciting just around the corner.

Tracks like "House of Wolves" and "Crooked Young" are brutal attacks on religion. Then you have tracks like "And the Snakes Start to Sing" and "Hospital for Souls" which are emotional ballads that are surprisingly cathartic and aren't afraid to get heavy. "Go to Hell, for Heaven's Sake" is a powerful dis song and "Antivist" is about anarchy and saying screw the system. All that diversity and even more is present in the themes the songs in this album carry. It's a mature work that touches on a lot of different themes.

Of course none of that would matter if everything didn't sound good. Luckily, Bring Me the Horizon took the fantastic sound from their previous album and darn near perfected it. Once again Sykes shows that he knows how to write excellent lyrics that have a masterful flow to them and can bring out some real emotions. With this album Bring Me the Horizon has established themselves as one of the elite in the metal genre. Heck, with talent like this they could probably establish themselves as one of the elite in any genre they wanted to. This is that good of an album.…Expand

The "sacrilegious" lyricism and often tongue-in-cheek Atheistic tone of the album may further turn off a certain demographic of listeners—however, deciding by their previous albums that carried the same alleged messages, I'm guessing that wasn't much of a threatening loss. Oliver Syke's clean vocals are scratchy on the surface, but authentic and vocally vulnerable nonetheless. Bring Me theThe "sacrilegious" lyricism and often tongue-in-cheek Atheistic tone of the album may further turn off a certain demographic of listeners—however, deciding by their previous albums that carried the same alleged messages, I'm guessing that wasn't much of a threatening loss. Oliver Syke's clean vocals are scratchy on the surface, but authentic and vocally vulnerable nonetheless. Bring Me the Horizon continue unraveling their path of becoming something more than a Warped Tour staple. But Sempiternal's largest faults is how it feels more like an anticipated unveiling—or rather, a striptease of something much, much greater in quality—rather than a finished product. Or in their case, a work of modern post-hardcore art.…Expand

Very rarely does an album get released which is flawless. Every song is as good as the last... It isn't let down by one bad song or one bad moment. I wasn't in to Metalcore or bands that scream before this album, so hats off to Bring me the horizon! Made me a huge fan!

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This is probably the BEST album I own, with no faults, all songs are great. I'm happy Oli Sykes has found a new style, and sings as well of screaming, instead of just screaming.…Expand

This is a fantastic album. BMTH has consistently raised the bar for the whole metalcore album and continue to do so with this stunning achievement. Opening the album with "Can You Feel My Heart", which features vocalist Oliver Sykes (who is also the lyricist) singing for the first time on a BMTH record is a daring move that pays off. It sets up the rest of the album, which soars with eachThis is a fantastic album. BMTH has consistently raised the bar for the whole metalcore album and continue to do so with this stunning achievement. Opening the album with "Can You Feel My Heart", which features vocalist Oliver Sykes (who is also the lyricist) singing for the first time on a BMTH record is a daring move that pays off. It sets up the rest of the album, which soars with each song. Key tracks include: "Can You Feel My Heart", "Sleepwalking", and the endgame "Shadow Moses".…Expand

Sempiternal is the one of the most promising, brilliant albums of the the highly underrated Metalcore genre. The reason why metalcore is so underrated, is because, well, they're offering the same things. I've heard so many heavy metal albums that constantly contain lyrics about how the sun is going black and that we will rise as one. Well this album is a growth for the band and the genre,Sempiternal is the one of the most promising, brilliant albums of the the highly underrated Metalcore genre. The reason why metalcore is so underrated, is because, well, they're offering the same things. I've heard so many heavy metal albums that constantly contain lyrics about how the sun is going black and that we will rise as one. Well this album is a growth for the band and the genre, and its perfect. BMTH has shown people that meaningful lyrics can be given in any form of music. BMTH has grown in their last two albums, and i hope they continue to do so. It will grow their success and their ability to be more than "some guy screaming". 10/10 Amazing.…Expand

This is one of the best albums i've heared so far. They became soo much better since there first album.
The only Albums that come to my mind, that can be compared to this masterpiece is Hybrid Theory or Dead by April.

The truth is that it is the first album I hear from Bring Me The Horizon, but I must admit that I love. When i hear the first song "Can you Feel My Heart" I thought I was wrong album for a moment, but as I said, this is the first album I heard from BMTH, but when you get listening to him you realize that it is a powerful album. Ultimately Bring Me The Horizon are well energized. It's veryThe truth is that it is the first album I hear from Bring Me The Horizon, but I must admit that I love. When i hear the first song "Can you Feel My Heart" I thought I was wrong album for a moment, but as I said, this is the first album I heard from BMTH, but when you get listening to him you realize that it is a powerful album. Ultimately Bring Me The Horizon are well energized. It's very noticeable electronic presence. Although guitarist Lee Malia said that the album would influence post-rock, electronic influences abound in this album really, with the addition of Jordan Fish (keyboards synthesizers). In short, "Sempiternal" is an excellent album that really shows what Bring Me the Horizon can do, but as I said, this is the first album I heard from them, so I can not tell if it's the better.But, incorporation keyboardist "Jordan Fish" really do look the sound of the band.
For the moment, is the best album of the year I've heard, we'll see if another group or artist surpasses.…Expand

For those who read my review of A Flash Flood of Colour by Enter Shikari, most will probably criticise me for giving this a higher rating than that album because its practically the same. Well yes and no. On this album there's less of the political message and the electronics are far superior. Oli Sykes has mastered his metalcore growl but for the most part resorts to shouting overFor those who read my review of A Flash Flood of Colour by Enter Shikari, most will probably criticise me for giving this a higher rating than that album because its practically the same. Well yes and no. On this album there's less of the political message and the electronics are far superior. Oli Sykes has mastered his metalcore growl but for the most part resorts to shouting over electronic textures (see Can You Feel My Heart) and singing on some occasions (see the dark, haunting And The Snakes Start To Sing). This is Bring Me the Horizon's most ambitious album, but given There Is A Hell's... eclectic nature this seems like natural progression and Jordan Fish (keyboards) is a worthy addition.…Expand

This album absolutely surpassed any expectations I had for Bring Me the Horizon's fourth full-length album. Bring Me the Horizon has not only matured musically and aesthetically, but seems to have revolutionized the artistic journey of songwriting. Penning lyrics that may offend the pious, affirm feelings of revenge, create the notion of pessimistic optimism, Sykes manages to do all ofThis album absolutely surpassed any expectations I had for Bring Me the Horizon's fourth full-length album. Bring Me the Horizon has not only matured musically and aesthetically, but seems to have revolutionized the artistic journey of songwriting. Penning lyrics that may offend the pious, affirm feelings of revenge, create the notion of pessimistic optimism, Sykes manages to do all of this in a unique and artistic manner. With clear influences from other genres of music, Sempiternal solidifies BMTH position as one of the bands that can essentially remain the most underestimated, yet buzzed-about bands of 2013. If you purchase this album, be prepared to sing along to every lyric and feel the emotion that radiates from the charismatic lead singer. Overall, this band is quite possibly be one of the most underestimated within the genre but know this: It will all change with the release of such a brilliant album.…Expand

Sempiternal explores the "there is nothing above, there is nothing below" concept only hinted at on previous material, which may specifically offend some of the members of the bible belt. But in the end, musically, the band draws influences from modern rockers 30 Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park to create a magnificently maturer sound in comparison with their previous metal-esque materialSempiternal explores the "there is nothing above, there is nothing below" concept only hinted at on previous material, which may specifically offend some of the members of the bible belt. But in the end, musically, the band draws influences from modern rockers 30 Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park to create a magnificently maturer sound in comparison with their previous metal-esque material whilst still holding onto that aggression. Skye's new whispering clean vocals are wonderfully fit throughout the conceptually raw verses before picking up with the backing chants in the sing-along choruses. Some recommendations are the lead single "Shadow Moses", which calls back to their There Is A Heaven and even Suicide Season days, while album closer "Hospital For Souls" has some of the most meaningful lyrics in Skye's songwriting history. Overall, despite the newer experimental sound, this should please both longtime fans and newcomers.…Collapse

this has got to be one of the biggest records of the year, running for the best album of the year, BMTH reinvents their sound and evolves as an artist. and the result is good. Sempiternal is nothing like Count you Blessings or There is hell... musically and lyrically this is their best album to date, their decision of breaking out of the underground and not minding hipster to prevent themthis has got to be one of the biggest records of the year, running for the best album of the year, BMTH reinvents their sound and evolves as an artist. and the result is good. Sempiternal is nothing like Count you Blessings or There is hell... musically and lyrically this is their best album to date, their decision of breaking out of the underground and not minding hipster to prevent them from evolving made them better and stronger as musicians. well done boys!…Expand

Bring Me the Horizon comes together with new and old sounds to make yet another ground breaking album just like There is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen it. There is a Heaven, Let's Keep it a Secret.
Every kind of fan of them will find something to like here.

This album is perhaps the best album of the year. No faults included.. just pure perfection. I think the lyrics are written purely from the heart with so much emotion! The guitars sound amazing with mesmerizing riffs. Then there is the electronics added by new member Jordan Fish, well i thought the album couldn't be better but with the fantastic sounds from Jordan Fish the album gets aThis album is perhaps the best album of the year. No faults included.. just pure perfection. I think the lyrics are written purely from the heart with so much emotion! The guitars sound amazing with mesmerizing riffs. Then there is the electronics added by new member Jordan Fish, well i thought the album couldn't be better but with the fantastic sounds from Jordan Fish the album gets a perfect 10 from me.…Expand

This album has single-handedly proven to me that it’s possible for a bad band to become good. I haven’t heard too much from their previous work aside from one track from each album, but from what I’ve heard they started out as an awful, generic, monotonous, breakdown-infested deathcore band. The song from their last album showed some promise musically but was thoroughly defecated on byThis album has single-handedly proven to me that it’s possible for a bad band to become good. I haven’t heard too much from their previous work aside from one track from each album, but from what I’ve heard they started out as an awful, generic, monotonous, breakdown-infested deathcore band. The song from their last album showed some promise musically but was thoroughly defecated on by frontman Oli Sykes’ pig-squeal vocals. This of course has led to BMTH’s bad rap in the music world, particularly among metalheads. However, it seems that with Sempiternal, this band has pretty much reached their potential. For one thing, instead of the typical forced-sounding mix of 90% obnoxious screaming & 10% whiny singing in the chorus, Sempiternal is a lot more well-executed in the vocal department, both in creating a good balance & making the vocals themselves sound, you know... good. I'm not the biggest fan of screams but I can tell a good one from a bad one. The transitions between clean & unclean vocals feel very natural, and most of the time the latter serves more to compliment the songwriting than to just sound br00tl. In a way this new balance almost reminds me of early Linkin Park, but with screaming instead of rapping. Safe to say Oli’s sense of vocal control & restraint (when necessary) has greatly improved. The instrumentation has taken a big step up too, incorporating some more smooth pseudo-electronic influences, most notable on tracks like Can You Feel My Heart, Sleepwalking & And the Snakes Start to Sing, while also keeping a solid metalcore feel throughout. Can You Feel My Heart in particular has a very catchy synth riff that basically uses spliced & looped vocal samples as part of the hook. And the Snakes Start to Sing is also a notable departure, slowly but effectively building up from somber alt-rock with pounding drums & electronic rhythms to a dramatic orchestral metal song. Pretty much every track here is packed with big hooks, staying memorable while rarely trying too hard to be infectious. If there’s one weakness to be found in the album, it’s the lyrics. While nothing is completely terrible, most of them are pretty generic “tortured guy” stuff. It works fairly well on Can You Feel My Heart (with some good lines like “I can’t drown my demons, they know how to swim”) but any further attempts are kinda underwhelming. Another recurring theme is the bashing of religion. Now even though I’m Christian I’m okay with anti-religious messages as long as they’re done with thoughtfulness, intelligence & maturity. Yeah, let’s just say Oli Sykes is no Greg Graffin. Because of this songs like The House of Wolves & Crooked Young (which literally includes him screaming “F*CK YOUR FAITH!” at the top of his lungs), while good musically, are among my least favorite tracks. The excessive cursing & the line “middle fingers up if you don’t give a f*ck” in Antivist is admittedly a bit cringeworthy as well. I don’t really have any complaints other than that though. In all other departments this is a very solid album, using elements of metalcore, alternative & experimental rock, leaving the deathcore behind. Let’s hope it stays that way.

Top 5 tracks: Can You Feel My Heart, And the Snakes Start to Sing, Shadow Moses, Hospital for Souls, Go to Hell for Heaven’s Sake.
Score: 76/100…Expand